GADFLIES Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word gadflies. (close relations)
gadfly
Best Alternative Words for GADFLIES
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bloodsucker | nounn | |||||||
noun • carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end | ||||||||
botfly | nounn | |||||||
noun • stout-bodied hairy dipterous fly whose larvae are parasites on humans and other mammals | ||||||||
horsefly | nounn | |||||||
noun • winged fly parasitic on horses • large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals | ||||||||
stout | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops • a garment size for a large or heavy person adjective satellite • dependable • euphemisms for `fat' • having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships | ||||||||
blighter | nounn | |||||||
noun • a persistently annoying person • a boy or man | ||||||||
cuss | verbv | |||||||
noun • a persistently annoying person • a boy or man • profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger verb • utter obscenities or profanities | ||||||||
pest | nounn | |||||||
noun • a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal • any epidemic disease with a high death rate • a persistently annoying person • any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc. | ||||||||
pesterer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a persistently annoying person |